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Unpopular opinion: #HCI as a field is doing way too much unpaid legwork for Big Tech. I feel like at least half of #CHI papers are some variation of "$BIG_TECH_FEATURE considered harmful", and the best-case outcome is that someone at the company in question reads it and says "Oh, interesting point, you're right, have a cookie." 😑

I think we should actually build _new_ things instead that are a) not harmful and b) not built on sand. But of course, this is harder.

New Study: A Lack of Intelligence, Not Training, May Be Why People Struggle With Computers

Training alone cannot bridge the digital divide. The findings suggest a fundamental rethink of interface design is needed, as complex systems inherently disadvantage those with different cognitive capabilities.

"... awkwardly designed interfaces have become a driver for the digital divide," says Oulasvirta.

scitechdaily.com/new-study-a-l #ux #hci

I'm hiring a PhD student in Copenhagen, Denmark to do #HCI research on #privacy and #interoperability in messaging apps!

This is a fully funded 3-year position in the Copenhagen campus of Aalborg University. The student will join my project "mInt" (for "messaging interoperability" ;)) and will be co-supervised by me and @nielsvanberkel .

More info and application form here: stillinger.aau.dk/phd-stilling. Deadline is May 18.

Aalborg UniversitetPhD Stipend in Human-Computer Interaction Principles for Messaging InteroperabilityThe PhD position is supported by the project mInt:  Human-centered design principles for effective management of social boundaries in interoperable t...

Had the pleasure of visiting IT University Copenhagen and meet Mike, Rune and @elisamekler. I presented my research in modeling interactive experiences with "Aiming, Pointing, Steering" which won the best paper award at the CHI PLAY conference last year. The paper presents basic interaction patterns that games are built of, more info here:

gametasks.create.aau.dk/

Thanks Elisa and Mike for the arrangements!

#gamedesign #science #phd #hci #chiplay #chiplay2024 #gamedev #research @chiplay

gametasks.create.aau.dkAiming, Pointing, Steering: A Core Task Analysis Framework for GameplayToolkit for game design, research and analysis.

We’ve redesigned mobile email replies - with & without AI. Tap sentences while reading to enter local responses (or get suggestions). Then connect them on a usual draft screen (or let AI do just that). Result: Flexible workflows with varying speed and control. #CHI2025 preprint in comments.

#HCI#AI#NLP